the biggest event that south africa will ever see. >> today the world celebrates the life of nelson mandela. world leaders joined 90,000 joyous south africans in the ring to honor mandela's legacy. >> layers upon layers upon layers. without layers and mittens and the whole thing. >> keep out the heavy jackets scarves and hats, we're in for another day of bitterly cold temperatures. automation is becoming a growing concern globally in aviation. >> a two day hearing n into the july -- into the july plane crash that killed three girls at sfo was supposed to begin today but bad weather at the nation's capital shut down the federal government for the day. from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on cbs kpix 5 news this morning. good morning everyone, it's tuesday, december 10th. i'm michelle griego. >> hi everyone, i'm frank mallicoat. it is 5:00 and once again, it's chilly. here's lawrence with more. >> yeah, freezing again guys, a

week of freezing temperatures around bay area. i think we can finally see the end in sight though. but this morning, you headed out we've got some very cold temperatures. clear skies that arctic air continues to sit overhead. temperatures down the 25 degrees -- to 2 degrees in concord. -- 25-degrees in concord. even look at that our temperature is frozen so darn cold out there. very cold temperatures around the bay area at this hour. looks like by the afternoon temperatures going to moderate a little bit. the mid 50s in the warmest spots and you know what? later in the week we're going to see the temperatures moving up to the 60s and maybe some 70s as we head toward next week. all right. that's a look at weather and let's check on traffic now with elizabeth. thank you lawrence. the delays continue from san francisco out towards the east bay on b.a.r.t.. the problem is a power outage at the daly city stop. they're having a hard time getting some dublin bound trains out of the daly city yard. so essentially right now there's very limited b.a.r.t. service from san francisco to

dublin pleasanton. sounds like they were able to get some trains through there now. they're sending some trains from dublin trying to pick up passengers and get folks out of the city. in the meantime, these delays continue this could have residual delays but other b.a.r.t. lines and if you're trying to get out of san francisco, if you're having a hard time getting there, you can use the free monday line right now. essentially the -- fremont line right now. essentially the yellow or the orange lines and you can transfer at the bay fair stop. we know crews are on scene now. you're hitting the roads, this is what it looks like right now on highway 4. just a quick note a multicar crash. still blocking one lane westbound highway 4 at lone tree. the delays were a little earlier can they're working to clear it. that's your latest kcbs traffic. back to you guys. a massive public memorial underway right now in south africa for civil rights legend nelson mandela. a live look at the i votes in johannesburg where people are joined by dig my tears from all

over -- dignitaries from all over the world including the president barack obama who spoke a short time ago. kpix 5's joins us now. >> reporter: a crowd of 90,000 showed up -- people showed up to bid farewell to the former president. and the weather played no role in the atmosphere of today's ceremony. the group has been singing and dancing to songs from the apartheid struggle. the crowd included 91 heads of state including president obama and three former u.s. presidents. mr. obama delivered his eulogy emphasizing that mandela's journey continues as does the struggle for equality. >> for around the world today, we still see children suffering from hunger and disease. we still see rundown schools.

we still see young people without prospects for the future. around the world today, men and women are still in prison for their political beliefs and are still persecuted for what they look like and who they love and how they worship. that is happening today. >> reporter: the four hour ceremony is being held in south africa's national soccer stadium. it's be nelson mandela made his first major speech after being released from prison in 1990. before the world leaders began their speeches, it was the south africans who gave the most heartfelt tributes saying this mandela gave up his freedom for theirs. reporting live in the newsroom, kate koa gash yanks kpix 5. >> he'll be given an official funeral on sunday in his hometown village. the ntsb has postponed a two day hearing that was to begin into july's deadly plane crash at the san francisco

airport. bad weather shut down the government in washington, d.c.. the ntsb is looking into whether the pilots relied too much on computer systems when the asiana airlines plane approached the runway. the plane hit a seawall. the crash killed three girls and injured nearly half of the 307 people aboard. >> if you have blind trust in the system, if you don't monitor it constantly. if you aren't actively engaged is aware and if you don't have the confidence to quickly manually fly the plane well as soon as you detect the automation isn't doing what you thought it should be doing it can lead to trouble very quickly. we're now getting a better idea of how a korean war vet from the bay area was getting detained in north korea. the statement 85-year-old merrill newman says he didn't understand that for the communist regime, the korean war isn't over yet and that even innocent remarks about the war can cause big problems if you're a foreigner. newman says he was treated well but constantly under guard in his hotel. says his interrogator made it

clear that if he did not cooperate, he could be sentenced to 15 years in jail for espionage. >> attack communication system and killed three innocent operators. >> and as for that videotaped apology, newman says it was a fake and he was forced to do it. newman was released saturday after morn more than a month of -- more than a month of detention. today growing concern for six family members missing in northern nevada. the per,ing county sheriff's department says james glatton and christina mcinti haven't been seen since after taking four kids to play. searchers have been scouring the area snowy and bitter cold this week. >> it's getting more and more urgent as we -- as we go. but we're running out of time. and time is not on our side. >> the kids range in age from 3 to 10 years old. well, the freezing temperatures hanging all over the bay area are dangerously cold once again. at least six deaths are now

blamed on the cold and kiet do is live in sunnyvale out in the elements again and the big concern during the frigid nights are the homeless out on the streets. >> reporter: yes, and the shelter has responded in a big way by allowing a lot of the people coming to stay here at the shelter to stay throughout the day. now you see here they are woken up at their normal time at 5:00 a.m. typically, they are pushed out after breakfast and that's when the shelter closes. now the two new desks have been frustrated especially for the workers who have been fanning out into the homeless encampment tries to encourage people to come into the shelters. three locations, one in sunnyvale and another in san jose and then the third one in morgan hill. with a total of 275 beds. well, last week, the cold snap hit and it killed four people and then the number of beds was temporarily increased to 375. after a week of sub freezing temperatures, word is finally getting out on the street and more people are coming in from

the cold. >> oh it scares me because i don't want to die. not that way. >> reporter: now the shelter goes back to normal operations tonight. that's what we're hearing at last report. which means the beds will be dropping back down to 275. even though we've got a -- a few more days of cold weather still ahead. we're live in sunnyvale, kiet do, kpix 5. police are looking for a man who broke into three cars and took christmas presents meant for children in need. one of the break-ins was caught on a surveillance camera. one of the victims is marsy moriarty a nurse at oakland children's hospital. the night before she had loaded up her car with $1,500 worth of toys for sick kids and their families. >> they would have had to either climb in the window or open the door and come in because the presents were full into the back. and so there was no way they could have just reached in and grabbed it. >> police say the same suspects on the surveillance video used a gift card in target and he is

now on video not once but twice. some other bay area news now. police in martinez hope surveillance video here will lead to the arrest of a thief here. it shows a man swiping a package from the front porch of a home. this is on rolling hill way. the theft happened during the evening of saturday, november 30th. san francisco's city leaders are looking to slow down tobacco sales. more than 12 million packs of cigarettes were sold in the city last year. that's up from previous years. supervisor eric mahr hopes to spruce a bill next month -- introduce a bill next month. existing business will not be affected. big time wrestling expected to be coming soon to the bay area and the place here the santa clara 49ers stadium. news conference scheduled this morning. reportedly to announce wrestlemania will be held at the new silicon valley landmark in 2015. wrestlemania the biggest annual event for the pro wrestling circuit the wwe. santa clara had been competing

with philadelphia for the event. your chance to own part of history. >> now you can purchase a pair of authentic candlestick park seats. >> those seats won't be cheap. the price for a pair at least for the next 30 days. $649. after that, it will cost $749 a pair. officials say they've already sold several thousand seats. >> i'd pay $650 for them considering the yankees are like $1,500 for a pair. >> some other memorabilia, signage, posts of the goalpost. >> -- pieces of the goalpost. >> the only thing is joe montana's locker is what you can't buy. the final regular season game at the stick is december 23rd. a local athlete has pledged $50,000 to the make-a-wish foundation. >> matt cane says he was inspired by bat kid also known as miles scott as you know. the 5-year-old survivor of leukemia was granted an elaborate wish to be a

superhero for a day and still doing a lot of good here. 18 l. a. county sheriff's deputies are charged with corruption and a massive cover- up. what sparked a sweeping federal investigation. >> and a salvation army captain will need a few days to recover after setting a new world record. more on his remarkable dedication coming up. >> freezing temperatures outside again. but could this be the end of the cold snap? we'll talk about it coming up. >> and these b.a.r.t. delays from san francisco out to the east bay continue after a power issue near daly city. we'll have the already latest information fromward, plus your -- b.a.r.t., plus your best bet on how to get around the b.a.r.t. delays. what drives you crazy during the commute? e-mail crazy@kpix.com. or tweet me at -- and watch to see if your get is answered on -- question is answered on air. no i didn't. no i d did not. yes you did. [ male announcer ] find some peace this holiday. get an 8 piece meal, any recipe, with a dozen cookies baked in-restaurant. the kfc festive feast.

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cup soccer sta world pauses to remember nelson mandela. you're looking at some live pictures from the world cup soccer stadium in soweto. it's a cold and rainy day while that has kept many people away, thousands still showed up to celebrate mandela's life this morning. people have been singing and dancing at several world leaders including president obama gave tribute to the late leader. mandela memorial is trending this morning also

trending, eleanor parker, "the sound of music" actress passed away yesterday at 91. cockroach a new super cockroach has been found in the u.s.. it's believed to have come from asia. world of war craft. new leaked documents reveal the nsa has been spying on fantasy games like world of war craft. and mars, nasa curiosity rover discovered that a fresh water lake may have existed on the red planet. you can follow us at -- how about some traffic? here's liz with more on that. >> once again we are talking mass transit and b.a.r.t.. these delays are countercommute. right now, we're not hearing of any delays heading into san francisco. the delays are mainly impacting the san francisco to dublin pleasanton line. that's where they essentially shut down direct service for a while. so right now there are some trains heading out of dublin specifically to pick up some of the crowds and you can also use the orange line you see there

on the screen. the fremont line. and transfer at the bay fare stop. if you need to head out towards dublin pleasanton. the problem if you were watching earlier there's a power issue near the daly city b.a.r.t. yard. they're working on fixing it now but no time when they are going to get in resolved. in the meantime the delays out to the east bay continue on the san francisco stops. caltrain, ace everything else no problems. this stent is still there causing bigger delays than usually see on highway 4 westbound. westbound highway 4 at lone tree that accident is blocking one lane. and you can see the slowdowns now coming off of the antioch bridge and heading towards your antioch exit. bay bridge commute looking good this morning. so if you want to avoid b.a.r.t. upper and lower deck traffic looks good right now heading into and out of san francisco. and the new eastern span very quiet as well. heading off to the pay gates and here's a live look at the san pate knee bridge. a nice drive out of heyward heading over the high-rise towards the peninsula. we still have the issues though

in half-moon bay. a fatal accident overnight and a stretch of highway 1 is closed between venice boulevard and key hoe avenue. that's your latest kcbs traffic. for more on your cold weather forecast, how much longer am i going to have to say that? it's been day after day after day. over a week now of freezing temperatures, today no exception. the offshore winds that very cold dry air settling in overhead. and these temperatures really taking a nosedive again today. 23 now in napa. 25 in santa rosa. 28 in livermore and even 29 in san jose and mountain view and redwood city. when you see the 20s inside the bay you know it's a very very cold air mass. still i think this could be the worst of it after today, i think things begin to moderate a little bit. in fact by this afternoon, a little bit warmer with plenty of sunshine. and then high pressure starts building in ever so slowly and that is going to warm us up. by the weekend i think the temperatures actually running above average. here we go high pressure beginning to slide in towards the coastline a little bit. that's starting to squeeze that

air further to the east and i think by tomorrow we're going to see some 60s popping up around the bay area. we'll start to warm things up. how about this? 50s into the central valley. the high country looking good and the roadways nice and clear in that direction. about 44 degrees in lake tahoe. computer models keeping things clear this morning. then towards the evening hours we see high clouds drifting overhead and that may help to keep the temperatures a little bit warmer overnight tonight and early tomorrow morning. highs today going to be warmer. 56 degrees in san jose. 55 in millipedes. east bay temperatures should be moving up into the 40s and a few 50s. then inside the bay some mild sunshine about 54-degrees in oakland. 53 in san francisco. and 52 in sausalito. by tomorrow, we could see a 60 haven't been able to say that for quite a while. then into the weekend, other than passing clouds on friday the temperatures really start to heat up. i i think a very strong ridge of high pressure begins to build in and temperatures soaring well into the 60s and wouldn't be surprised as we head in toward next monday and

tuesday, if we actually see some 70s show up on the side. >> no way. >> i love that. >> one extreme to the other. >> i'll pick the warmer weather. >> i would like to seal some now. -- see some now. 5:19 now. more than a dozen current and former members of the l. a. sheriff's department. well they've been arrested. all part of the ongoing investigation into alleged abuse of inmates and visitors at two jails in downtown l. a.. 18 deputies indicted on monday for abuse and violating civil rights and also accused of filing phony reports to cover up the behavior. the prosecutor says criminal activity was systematic. >> federal investigation found that these incidents did not take place in a vacuum. in fact, the examples of illegal conduct alleged in these indictments demonstrated that certain of the individuals and certain of that behavior had become institutionalized.

>> the sheriff says there's no problem within the sheriff's department. two men have now been charged with stealing wreckage from actor paul walker's car crash. the "l.a. times" is reporting 18-year-old and 25-year-old followed a tow truck that was hauling the destroyed porsche carrera. they stole a roof panel while the truck was at a stoplight. the teenager is now free on bail. the other suspect is expected to surrender later today. they died in the crash just last week. it's a big accomplishment for a captain in minnesota from the salvation army. >> that's one tired guy there. that's captain jim brickson among three people who just set a new world record by singing a bell for 105 hours for the salvation army. >> they all felt satisfied that their story was told as well. and it was time to say enough is enough. other two bell ringers for other statessen clouding one in urn -- including one in

southern california. combined they raised more than $47,000. >> pretty good huh? >> yeah. 5:20. could b.a.r.t. strikes soon become a thing of the past? why the latest strike could be the last one ever. >> and i'm dennis o'donnell. coming up receive curry looked like an all-star last night and did he get both feet inbounds for the chicago bears? bears and cowboys monday night special coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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sr. cold start to the -- very cold start to the day. what about this afternoon in fremont taking you for a closer look. a high of about 53 degrees, slight little warmer for tomorrow. a b.a.r.t. alert about a minute sag theying a b.a.r.t. service was restored now from san francisco to dublin. the power issue at the stop has been fixed but expect some delays from san francisco out towards the east bay. we'll have a full kcbs traffic report coming up. good morning everyone, it was homecoming night for stephen curry in charlotte. he certainly came to play. not sure about the rest of the warriors last night. his dad dell played for the old hornets and now for the bobcats. probably had a lot to say about the 43 point performance by curry. kemba walker 27 in the second

half. 115-111. bears and cowboys, monday night football and chicago crushed dallas. 45-28 scores on every offensive possession and 8-degree weather. that's all sean jeffrey with the catch of the night. chicago winners over dallas. former a's manager tony la russa was elected to the baseball hall of fame yesterday. la russa won three world series during his 33 years as big league skipper, two in st. louis and one this oakland. >> i remember that i played winter ball in escrow hee toe for a time. and for tommy lasorda. he said the only reason you were here because you could speak some spanish. i should have started earlier. >> he was a much better baseball manager than he was a baseball player. that was bobby cox and joe torre and other fellow managers also going to the hall of fame. i'm dennis o'donnell, see you tonight. thank you dennis. play of day now coming from the nba. sacramento taking on dallas. kings start the fast break off

the turnover. isiah thomas off the back word. williams for the -- back board. williams for the finish. kings a winner too. 112-97 your play of the day. sonoma county sheriff's depsy is back to work now. >> today the world celebrated an iconic civil rights leader nelson mandela. thousands of people, dignitaries and celebrities are gathered in johannesburg to bid farewell. we'll take you live to mandela's ceremony.

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catches a real life grinch in the act. more on the crime that has local sick children heart broken. as the world honors the life of nelson mandela, a local boy's choir with a personal connection to the south africa leader prepares for a special tribute. over a week of freezing. thes outside -- temperatures outside. and today back into the freezer again but looks like we could see some warmer temperatures soon and talk about it coming up. and great news right now from b.a.r.t.. they were able to restore direct service out of san francisco towards dublin pleasanton. the problem was an electrical issue on the third rail near the daly city stop but again they got trains running again before this turned into a bigger issue later in the morning commute. expect some delays, but hopefully they'll be able to get things back on track here very shortly. that's the latest kcbs traffic. back to you. thank you liz. good morning everyone. it's tuesday, december 10th. i'm frank mallicoat. >> and i'm michelle griego. time now is 5:30. a moving scene right now in south africa where a public memorial is underway for civil

rights icon nelson mandela. this was a live look at the event in johannesburg where tens of thousands of people are joined by leaders from around the world. four u.s. presidents including president obama are there. kpix 5's cate caugurian is in the newsroom this morning with the latest on the set brace happen -- celebration happening right now. >> reporter: it's all been very moving. today the world says their final good-bye to nelson mandela and despite the bad weather tens of thousands of people are celebrating the antiapartheid leader. even through the rain, south africans sang and danced in celebration of a life of nelson mandela. >> in our african tradition, when it rains, when you're buried, it means that your goals are welcoming you and the gaze of heaven are probably open as well. >> reporter: tens of thousands packed the national soccer stadium in johannesburg to honor the man who saved the nation from deep racial divide. >> emerging from prison without

the force of arms, he was -- like abraham lincoln hold his country together when it threatened to break apart. >> reporter: president obama was among the heads of state asked to speak at the service. >> the world thanks you for sharing nelson mandela with us. >> reporter: thousands of police officers have been deployed around the stadium to look for suspicious activity while helicopters watched from above. >> it's unprecedented. this is unquestionably the biggest event that south africa will ever see. >> reporter: even parents were asked to take extra precautions. the government advised them to write their cell phone numbers on the arms of their children in case they got separated. following today's service, mandela's body will be taken to another city in south africa before it is buried on sunday. a memorial service for mandela is also planned in washingtonback where the oakland -- washington, d.c.

where the oakland pacific boys would be will be part of the -- choir will be part of the celebration. the ninth grader bran dan singer -- brendan singer says had the greatest impact in 2009. they traveled the nelson mandela's home. >> being in his house, seeing where he stood and got all the great ideas. >> the event at the national cathedral is set for thursday. sheriff's deputy who fatally shot a 13-year-old boy up in sonoma county back at work now. erick gelhaus went through a mental health screening and yesterday placed on desk duty. gelhaus shot lopez in october after he mistook the teen's toy gun for an assault rifle. investigators say lopez didn't comply with orders to drop the weapon. gelhaus had been on leave since that october 22nd shooting. activists along with lopez's friends and family are still angry about the shooting. a march is planned later this afternoon to protest his return back to work. set to begin at 4:00 at santa rosa city hall. the dangerous cold snap

lingering here if the bare and -- in the bay area and this morning a warning going out theth homeless. kpix 5's kiet do, he is live in sunnyvale now and the weather particularly dangerous for the homeless. >> reporter: yes, especially since it's somewhere in the 20- degree range right now. we're live here in sunnyvale. this was the largest overnight shelter in the south bay. the frigid weather here is forcing a lot of people indoors choosing and allowing them to go inside i should say. now people have been woken up at 5:00 this morning. typically they are pushed out after breakfast. but that is not the case because of the cold weather. they will be allowed to stay throughout the day. now the number of deaths blamed on the cold weather is now up so six on the night. many of the homeless died and there were actually empty beds at the shelter. workers have been reaching out to the homeless and visiting them in their tents and camps throughout the county. the number of beds have been increased temporarily from 275

to 375. they're now seeing more elderly and women and with children at the shelters. those staying overnight say the extra hours and the beds are a godsend. >> i thought it was a pleasanting. i thought it was -- a blessing. i thought it was good for especially the seniors. the elders and the women. it was surprising because i haven't heard of that before. over the years. but again, it's a good thing. >> reporter: and at last report, the number of beds will be dropping back down to normal from 375 to 275. that is even though we still have some cold weather still ahead. with more on that, here's lawrence. >> yeah very cold temperatures again. we've got freeze warnings up for much of the bay area but this is probably the last widespread cold day of this whole cold snap it looks like things are going to begin to warm up outside. out the door right now. we've got clear skies and these temperatures freezing again. in the san jose. 29 degrees. 28 livermore and 25 in concord. low 20s into the napa valley.

and 25 degrees in santa rosa. now looks like the freeze warnings now are up for most of the bay area except for san francisco. that's where we're seeing some milder temperatures. freeze warnings going to be reissued again tonight but most of that will just be in the valleys. temperatures this afternoon, you'll notice some changes there. we will see some warming as we're going to see highs in the mid 50s into san jose. temperatures moving in the 50s also in toward mountain view. about 55-degrees there and 53 in san francisco and by this weekend, some of the numbers could get near 70 degrees. we'll have more on that in a moment. right now check out the traffic with elizabeth. and we are reinvolving a whole lot of -- resolving a whole lot of traffic problems out there right now including the roads. a crash near lone tree all lanes are now clear. red sensors so there's a little worse than we usually see at this point of the morning. the accident may be off to the right hands shoulder and maybe some activity there. otherwise, well -- we had some earlier b.a.r.t. issues. i would show you a map.

my clicker the stuck. so b.a.r.t. is once again resolved and there may be delays from san francisco out towards dublin. there was an earlier power issue on the third rail and again that was at the daly city stop. but the big news is that all service has been restored now. so any delays are just residual ones and they should be getting b.a.r.t. trains back on track here very short lit. that's the latest -- shortly. that's the latest traffic, back to you. a man broke into a car loaded with hundreds of dollars of christmas presents intended for kids at oakland's children's hospital. this morning police are poring over surveillance video and kpix 5 reporter mark kelly is in benicia where police say the same suspects committed several break-ins. then used a stolen gift card. mark? >> reporter: michelle it seems like something right out of the grinch movie. today investigators will be back on the scene taking a closer look at their surveillance video from this target store. but the video that they have already seen is enough to put a damper on anyone's christmas joy.

police say this surveillance video caught a man breaking into not one but three different cars early monday morning. >> in one of the videos that we released you can actually see him putting pressure on the pry tools and leaning into the window and snapping the window. >> reporter: one of those cars belongs to mar see moriarty. >> to see all the presents gone. like i said i was just crushed and shocked and devastated. >> reporter: moriarty had the car packed with gifts to donate to families at oakland children's hospital. she regrets packing the gifts in the car the night before. but she believed her neighborhood was safe. >> they would have had to either climb in the window or open the door and come in because the presents were full into the back so there was no way they could have just reached in and grab them. >> reporter: investigators then say the man used a stolen gift card at this target. earning this suspect the infamous title of grinch. now michelle, the burglar got away with a good amount of money there. just in that one car, there was

$1,500 worth of gifts. >> too bad mark. and he is a real life grinch but i understand there's a silver lining to all of this. >> reporter: there's a lining, there's some good news here. moriarty and her friends. they were able to raise enough money to buy some more gifts. so the families over at oakland chirp's hospital, they will be able to open gifts come christmas. >> well, that is some good news. mark kelly live in benicia, thank you. and again as mark said, there were $1,500 worth of gifts in that car. investigators are grateful security cameras caught the suspect on camera twice. committing the same type of crime. 5:39 now. state lawmakers may put the brakes on future b.a.r.t. strikes, state senate republican leader bob huff just proposed legislation that would ban public transit workers from walking off the job altogether. in a statement huff said shuts down public transit is neither safe for fair. the senate will consider the bill next month. a man has pleaded not guilty in a san francisco

murder case. 21-year-old ronnie collins is accused of luring the victim to san francisco by offering to buy a video game console from him. the victim, ikenna uwakah of daly city was shot. he had posted the playstation 4 for sale online. ty the season for giving but before you donate be cautious when choosing charities. >> here's cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger to let us know what to look out for. good morning jill. >> reporter: good morning. >> so your approach the give money -- to give money. what's the first step? >> reporter: number one verify the charity's name. you know there's over one million charities in the u.s. so it's really easy to have a case of mistaken identity. if you are being vis sissed on the phone or -- solicited on the phone or in person, just ask the person to send you the materials. snail mail e-mail whatever. you want to be able to review the information without any pressure. once you have it just checkout the mission and program online to make sure it jives with what you want to give to.

>> how can you tell if the organization is financially sound? >> reporter: you know i know you're not going to go through the charity's financial statements but someone else has done this before you. a -- for you. a great organization called charitynavigator.org. it helps donors give intelligently. it provides a 0 to 4 star rating system which includes a review of every charity's financial performance and also helps you understand what portion of your donation goes to support overhead versus how much goes to the cause itself. >> and there's also a little tax benefit to giving as well right? >> reporter: of course. and you know i know most people give to charity for altruistic purposes not the tax deduction but uncle sam rewards your kindness. if the donation qualifies as tax-deductible by the irs, and if you itemize deductions your contribution may help lower your tax bill. remember you have until

december 31st to make your donations if you plan to deduct them for the 2013 tax return. for more on charitable giving, go to jill on money.com. >> jill. thank you. >> thank you jill. and if you're looking for the perfect holiday gift -- you know how about the airport? >> how about it? it's in spain. about 100 miles south of madrid. the central airport hit the auction block on monday. the asking price is only $130 million. it's known as a ghost airport because no one uses it. it opened in 2008 but went bankrupt last year. >> it's beautiful. $130million. 5:42 right now. a tow monkey is -- toy monkey is at the center of a continue verysy involving the tsa. the incident that left the owner shocked and embarrassed. >> and princetop university going to extreme lengths to stop a meningitis outbreak. the risky treatment that's now underway. >> and the pictures might make you salivate but instagram photos of food you'll love.

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airport by a security screer well, check it out. it's a toy pistol. it was seized at the st. louis airport by security screener for looking too real. you see it there. the tiny toy belonged to that

cowboy sock monkey. a woman had them in a carry-on bag with some sewing supplies. she says she was embarrassed after a tsa agent threatened to call the police. at the end nobody was called and the woman got the sewing items back but not the toy gun. >> who would have known right? it's tiny. >> kind of legit a little bit. 5:46 right now. a check on the roads with elizabeth. >> all right let's go out live to the bay bridge. some delays in those far right lanes. the cash lanes. pretty typical stuff for this time of the morning. it's a pretty good commute. getting into san francisco. and in half-moon bay all lanes have been open now for a while on highway 1. there was an accident overnight and they shut down highway 1 both directions for a while but it has been reopened now for more than an hour since 4:30 this morning. b.a.r.t. service, it's been completely restored. there was a power issue and for a while there was no b.a.r.t. service.

no direct service between san francisco and dublin pleasanton. right now there may be restud july delays but they hope to get things back on time very shortly. here's a live look at some of the sensors now. coming through the altamonte process and the dublin -- pass and the dublin interchange. a few tapping of the brake lights now. but then things improve again towards the dublin interchange. and in fact here's a live look at traffic heading towards 680. and it's all food heading out to 238 and the castro valley wide. if you have any questions tune to kcbs at 7:40 a.m. and 106.9 fm. that's your latest kcbs traffic. for more on the cold weather forecast, how many days in a row has kiet do been live in this. >> every day in the cold. at least widespread around the bay area. then the temperatures going to start to moderate but that cold arctic air and the offshore wednesday. the air is very dry.

if you noticed your skin is probably drying out a little bit because we're seeing the cold dry air overhead. temperatures right now in the 20s in the north bay valleys and even some 20s in towards the san jose area this morning. by the afternoon though the temperatures going to start to moderate a little bit as high pressure builds overhead. a bit warmer and then i think even warmer. by the end of the weekend maybe some of the temperatures near 70 degrees. all right, high pressure beginning to build in. that is beginning to squeeze that arctic air mass further to the east. starting to warm things up into the next couple of days, sunny skies expected at sfo. across the country though, a cold tarp working its way into new york. that likely to bring some snowfall and maybe some delays there. 22 degrees and cold in chicago. 36 in denver. but dry and 49 degrees in houston. around the bay today, you'll see the temperatures a little bit warmer. mid 50s in the san jose and mountain view. about 54 in oakland and 52 degrees in livermore. as we head towards the next couple of days these

temperatures starting to warm up nicely. some 60s return for tomorrow. then they're hanging around far bit right into the weekend. and then pushing near 7 # degrees as we look to next week. all right, let's check out the school cast for today. thornton junior high school in fremont. grab the jacket. the temperatures there in the 30 s. a little cool for lunch recess into the low 50s and as you get out probably about 53 degrees and slightly warmer. if you'd like to nominate your school, go to kpix.com/schoolcast and by the way we've got the sunrise time today at 7:14. sunset at 4:51. but guys yeah looks like the cold snap is starting to wind down after today. probably some freeze warnings up in some of the valleys for early tomorrow morning but it will be less so around the rest of the bay area. >> all right. sounds good lawrence. thank you. >> you're welcome. the new guidelines are out to reduce the abuse of prescription drugs. the cdc says it may be the number one cause of accidental death. now the american college of physicians suggests doctors first consider painkillers that

are non addictive. if they are prescribed, doctors should carefully consider the dosage. the patients should know that not all of the pain will go away. >> if that's what the patient's mindset is, he's very likely to come back and say i wasn't getting enough relief so i doubled the prescription. >> the physicians group also recommended doctors screen patients for risk of addiction and that patients agree in writing they will do as the doctor says. thousands of princeton university students are getting an emergency vaccine to protect them against meningitis. since march, seven students and one visitor have come down with the potentially life- threatening illness at the new jersey school. the situation is so dire, the fda is allowing the university to administer a drug that's not approved for the u.s. market. about 6,000 students will be required to take the vaccine. if you're looking for a new diet for 2014, look no further

than instagram. >> you're not buying this are you? >> i'm not. i'm on the fence. >> here we go. posting pictures of food is a trendy thing to do on a website. some even call it food porn. but it turns out those pictures are good way for you to curb your appetite. believe it or not. some experts say looking at pictures of foods you love over and over again and you could actually ends up eating less. >> it seems the study -- really interesting that when people look at pictures and they are really looking at the food and almost meant to be tasting the food. it could have that impact like -- they've consumed it already. and they decrease it -- the excitement of it when they go to eat it. >> oh. >> okay. >> okay. more studies need to be done on the subject. outstanddy found if someone imagined m&ms one at a time they ended up eating fewer than someone who just opened a package and dug in. >> i don't know. i want french fries now. >> if you watched it for an hour? >> and an oreo.

food service -- time now is 5:51. new developments in the latest legal trouble for this man. george zimmerman. why his girlfriend now claims police got it all wrong. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

there are hundreds of ways people use lysol disinfectant spray. max's mom uses it on the couch. it freshens, but unlike febreze it's also approved to kill 99.9% of bacteria. with lysol disinfectant spray, go beyond freshening. start healthing. clashes broke out between rt it is clear and cold again. around the bay area. down to the mid 20s into concord. the same in santa rosa and teen down to 29 now in san jose. when will we warm things up? that coming up. and checking travis conditions right now in the east bay. a live look at the nimitz. northbound traffic is okay right now past the oakland coliseum. we are getting our first reports of some black ice in the bay area. we'll show you where a kcbs traffic report coming up.

a violent night in jew crane. clashes broke out between riot police and anti-government protestors. opposition leaders say several protestors were hurt when police tore down small tent encampments blocking access to government buildings in kiev. a much larger protest site at independence square was not raided. they are angry at the government for turning away from a european union bailout. protestors say government officials are being influenced by russia. in florida george zimmerman's girlfriend has formally asked prosecutors to drop a domestic violence case against him. zimmerman was arrested last month after the two had a heated fight. prosecutors say they can still pursue the charges but they'd be difficult to prove without the accuser's cooperation in the case. it's the latest brush with the law for zimmerman since his acquittal in that trayvon martin shooting case earlier this year. well, youngster from colorado is on a mission. he wants to save nasa. >> 6-year-old connor johnson

started a petition on the white house website after he found out about funding cuts to the space program. if too many cuts are made, his dream of becoming an astronaut could be crushed. >> well, i would be very sad. nasa's mostly the only space station -- light space company i've known for a very long time. >> he has a good point right? the petition already has more than 8,000 signatures. 100,000 signatures are needed to get a response from the white house. coming up on kpix 5, today the world says good-bye to nelson mandela. and even through the rain, south africans are singing and celebrating his life. we'll take you live to his memorial service. >> and the freezing weather has killed two more people. the death toll now stands at six. i'm kiet do, we've got a live report coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

i'm frank mallicoat.

unquestionably the biggest vent that south africa -- event that south africa ever will see. >> today the world celebrates the life of nelson mandela. world leaders joined 90,000 joyous south africans in the rain to honor his legacy. layers and layers and layers and mittens and the whole thing. >> keep out the heavy jackets and scarfs and hats. another day of bitterly cold temperatures. automation is becoming a growing concern globally in aviation. >> a two day hearing into the july plane crash that killed three girls at sfo was supposed to fin today. but bad weather at the nation's capital shut down the federal government for the day. from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on kpix 5 news this morning. and good morning everyone, it's tuesday, december 10th. i'm frank mallicoat. >> and i'm michelle griego. time now is 6:00. an